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Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 15:27:06 +0000
From: Arjan van de Ven <arjanv@redhat.com>
To: Stephen Cameron <steve.cameron@hp.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] cciss: add passthrough ioctl
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On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 09:26:40AM +0600, Stephen Cameron wrote:
> Because, in order to flash the array controller firmware,
> it's got to be done that way...

I don't buy this. Sorry. What's against creating a device for this
controller itself ? 
(And yes, the kernel could use a formal ioctl number for "upgrade firmware") 
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